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Capital France : |
Paris .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country France :
| Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km, Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km, Switzerland 573 km .
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| Climate France :
| generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral .
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| Life expectancy France :
| 79.44 years .
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| Fertility rate France :
| 1.85 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type France :
| republic .
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| Population France :
| 60,424,213 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total France :
| 547,030 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use France :
| 33,905,400 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular France :
| 41,683,100 (2003) .
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| International Country Code France :
| 33.
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| Sex ratio total France :
| 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex France ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex France ratio 15 64 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex France ratio 65 :
| 0.69 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance France :
| $13.8 billion (2003) |
| HIV France :
| 0.4% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line France :
| 6.5% (2000) |
| Literacy France :
| 99% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% France :
| 2,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% France :
| 25.1% (1995) |
| Inflation France :
| 2.1% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate France :
| 9.7% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users France :
| 21.9 million (2003) |
| Location France :
| Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain |
| Geographic Coordinates France :
| 46 00 N, 2 00 E |
| Religion France :
| Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% |
| Administrative region France :
| 22 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes |
| Terrain France :
| mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east |
| Elevation extremes lowest France :
| Rhone River delta -2 m |
| Elevation extremes highest France :
| Mont Blanc 4,807 m |
| Natural resources France :
| coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish |
| Land use arable land France :
| 33,53% |
| Land use permanentcrops France :
| 2,07% |
| Irrigated land France :
| 20,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards France :
| flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean |
| Environment current issues France :
| some forest damage from acid rain; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from urban wastes, agricultural runoff |
| Geography note France :
| largest West European nation |
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Divisions
Alsace
Aquitaine
Auvergne
Basse-Normandie
Bourgogne
Bretagne
Centre
Champagne-Ardenne
Corse
Franche-Comte
Haute-Normandie
Ile-de-France
Languedoc-Roussillon
Limousin
Lorraine
Midi-Pyrenees
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Pays de la Loire
Picardie
Poitou-Charentes
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Rhone-Alpes
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